Agree with all of this except it's not true (according to Brad Stevens) they had input into Ime's hire. Brad was asked in an interview if they had input into the hire and he said they did not. Before the interview process started, Brad did ask the players the kind of coach they would want to play for, so that input was used, but they did not have input on the specific hire. I know that's a minor detail but just want to keep things straight.
You know what, he seems to have taken his role as a journalist seriously and tends to do his homework. He ius much improved froim whebn he first began broadcasting.
It’s Merloni, and he may be full of it, but it also makes a ton of sense.
That's my point: she may not have had Motive or Method at the time, but she had plenty of Opportunity. (in response to posters asking how they could have possibly even met in the first place)
Which is what we've been speculating here on SoSH for how many hours now....
I've finally watched Winning Time over the past few days, and honestly at this point I would have preferred Ime taking a header off his bike.
Do we really think it's impossible? Improbable, sure, but not impossible.
Honestly, I gave it some thought after my initial reaction and I did have a moment of doubt. It is the NBA, after all. Still, I don't think anyone is going to risk game checks for Ime.
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While I generally agree that players matter way more than the coach in terms of winning, the problem with coaching is that having a coach that doesn't fit can seriously negatively impact a team's performance. E.g., after Fitch wore out his welcome, the Cs weren't going to win anything but KC could.
Everything I’ve heard along with the Celtics actions suggest that they love Mazzulla. He was one of the only assistants retained post-Ainge, possibly only one I’d have to look, and blocked from leaving for Utah with Hardy who wanted to take him there. I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t move forward with as much continuity as possible under these circumstances.
Says the guy who was fired from ESPN for having poor judgment.View: https://twitter.com/paulpierce34/status/1573037593062612992?s=20&t=CZUNjFcTDndjTLia1m2B1g
“It should just be a fine not a suspension
This is the type of player attitude I’d expect having come from the culture where they live which I posted of earlier. Of course I personally don’t agree with it but that’s the lifestyle they live.
Nothing. Training camp goes on, and the players report back before they start missing paychecks. No one's missing a paycheck because Ime's no longer the coach.
I hear that in some instances, they even have to carry their own bags.
An "established" coach that is not good enough to be head coach on one of the other 29 franchises? I'd hope the team would rather keep the "1-year suspension" shell game going and name an assistant as interim rather than permanent HC to minimize the pressure.
We don't know what info Pierce has or if he feels compelled to speak up for a fellow peer/acquaintance/friend. This Tweet certainly has the potential to age poorly too.
Really? What if the rumor of him having an affair with the wife of a Celtics executive is true? I’d think less of a man who can’t see the organizational damage that could cause.
Or they can stay in the Pop disciple list and get Becky Hammon from the Aces if that's allowed. (Cmon Silver, get it done) Better than Lawson, Vogel and Mozz imho
Right. Players want their coach to be 100% committed, but it should be fairly obvious for the players that covering for an affair takes a lot of effort that could have been spent with their mind on the team.
If they are negotiating a settlement with Ime, legal has told them to say nothing until it is done.
I'm wondering if there was internal division on how to handle - and then the leak came from a hardliner to create a media firestorm and force the Celtics' hand.
If it wasn’t a sanctioned leak, what are the Celtics supposed to do? Confirming or denying any particular woman only narrows the field.
Great but then why leak yesterday? Why not make the deal and not create a bleep show crisis?
What if I told you...a team's championship aspirations shouldn't be taken into account when dealing with a inappropriate relationship at the highest level of a billion dollar business ?
Story was going to come out in the next few days and they tried to get out in front of it probably.
Or, and stick with me, maybe IME ruined his own career by prioritizing an inappropriate relationship over his team and players and colleagues and maybe that’s not the kinda fella you want or trust to drive your Ferrari.
I would tell you that you are replying to someone who has had a “not a big deal” opinion on this since it was first reported.
This is gold and will likely be copied and pasted into various group text threads. Thank you.
